I-trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Albatros izobuyela e-Port Taranaki ngesonto elizayo ukuyoqhuba umsebenzi wokulungisa umzila wokuthutha minyaka yonke.
Ukususwa kwesihlabathi nokwakheka kwenhlabathi, okuqhutshelwa ethekwini isenzo esihamba phambili samanje nesamagagasi esishaya i-Main Breakwater, kuqinisekisa ukuthi isiteshi sokuthumela kanye namaphakethe ezindawo zokulala kuhlala kucacile futhi kuphephile ukuhwebelana.
I-Albatros izoqala ukusebenza ngoMsombuluko (9 January), kanti umkhankaso kulindeleke ukuthi udonse amasonto ayisithupha kuya kwayisishiyagalombili.
Imenenja jikelele yengqalasizinda ePort Taranaki uJohn Maxwell uthe kuzophothulwa ucwaningo lwe-hydrographic ngaphambi kokuqala komkhankaso wokumbiwa ukuze kusungulwe izindawo okugxilwe kuzo.
"Silindele ukuthi kuzosuswa inani elilinganiselwa ku-400,000m³ ngesikhathi somkhankaso," esho.
“I-Albatros izosebenza emini, izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngesonto, futhi impahla ebanjiwe izolahlwa ezindaweni ezisePort Taranaki.
“Indawo engasogwini icishe ibe yi-2km ukusuka echwebeni, kanti indawo engasogwini isogwini, cishe ngamamitha angu-900 ukusuka e-Todd Energy Aquatic Centre.Ngemva kocwaningo eminyakeni embalwa edlule, indawo engasogwini yakhethwa ngokukhethekile ukuze isize ekugcwaliseni isihlabathi esisemabhishi aleli dolobha.”
I-Albatros iyi-suction hopper dredger elandelanayo ephethwe futhi esetshenziswa yi-Dutch Dredging.